The Winery Vista Alegre of Porto of Duriense

Winery Vista Alegre - Fine Tawny Porto
The winery offers 37 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This estate is part of the Vallegre.
It is ranked in the top 33 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Porto in the region of Duriense

The Winery Vista Alegre is one of the world's great estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in of Porto to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Vista Alegre wines

Looking for the best Winery Vista Alegre wines in Porto among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Vista Alegre wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Vista Alegre wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Vista Alegre

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Vista Alegre

How Winery Vista Alegre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or sweet desserts such as recipes of fondue bourguignonne and accompanying sauces, gratin of giromon with bacon or rice with milk.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Vista Alegre

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Vista Alegre. often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, chocolate or caramel and sometimes also flavors of raisin, non oak or earth. In the mouth the natural sweet wine of Winery Vista Alegre. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Vista Alegre

  • 1995With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.05/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Vista Alegre.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Tinto Cao
  • Viosinho

Discovering the wine region of Porto

The wine region of Porto is located in the region of Duriense of Portugal. We currently count 312 estates and châteaux in the of Porto, producing 2132 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Porto go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top sweet wines of Winery Vista Alegre

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Vista Alegre

How Winery Vista Alegre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts such as recipes of king's cake with frangipane.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Vista Alegre

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Vista Alegre. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Vista Alegre

  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Vista Alegre.

  • Moscato
  • Moscatel Galego

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

The top red wines of Winery Vista Alegre

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Vista Alegre

How Winery Vista Alegre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of harira de mamie (moroccan soup), eggplant lasagna or traditional tagine (morocco).

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Vista Alegre

  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Vista Alegre.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinto Cao
  • Souzao

The word of the wine: Roast

Specific character given by noble rot to sweet wines, which results in a candied taste and aroma.

The top white wines of Winery Vista Alegre

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Vista Alegre

How Winery Vista Alegre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of mie goreng, bacon cake or aïoli.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Vista Alegre

  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Vista Alegre.

  • Gouveio
  • Rabigato
  • Viosinho
  • Malvasia Fina
  • Cerceal Branco
  • Arinto de Bucelas

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Vista Alegre

Planning a wine route in the of Porto? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Vista Alegre.

Discover the grape variety: Tinto cão

- Origin : Most certainly from the north of Portugal, it is a very old grape variety, present for a very long time in the Douro Valley where it is very often associated with other grape varieties to produce the famous Port. It can also be found in the United States (California, etc.), Australia, Spain, Mexico, etc.

News about Winery Vista Alegre and wines from the region

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Azores to get own regional vine and wine institute

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The word of the wine: Roast

Specific character given by noble rot to sweet wines, which results in a candied taste and aroma.

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